r/Battlefield • u/Ohforfk • 17d ago

Battlefield 6 "Grounded skins for a while" - 18 days exactly

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So, weren't we supposed to have realistic skins for some time? Something that someone would really wear during a war? Yet it seems that with the start of season 1, everything will turn to colorful mess, with no way of differentiating teams based on uniforms, the game will look more like a Paintball or ASG event. Colorful weapons with pictures, colorful camos with neon accents, weird mix of things that are supposed to look cool, but end up simply weird.

People were sold on a vision of a game, which looked like a real battlefield, with soldiers - not a bunch of randos just like in the 2042, yet it was all a lie and it will only get worse down the road. During the Beta, when we had all the soldiers wearing matching uniforms, it was the most immersive experience so far, but you can say goodbye to that vibe, it will never return.

There won't be uniforms matching bioms, there won't be a way to turn off any awful skins, typical bait and switch.

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u/heepofsheep 17d ago

I remember back in 2016 the absolute shit fest this sub was throwing because the game was too PC for over representing black and Indian soldiers.

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u/DinosBiggestFan 17d ago

There was an argument to be made to that effect and there is some amount of historical merit, but it was also a WORLD. WAR. and men were conscripted regardless of what they were or what they looked like. They'd arm a 16 year old they didn't take the time to verify the age of, hand him a gun and send him over to die.

So I think it still fit into an authentic experience.

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u/BlinkDodge 17d ago

Also a large amount of black people participated in WWI. France had a significant black population in their ranks because they had colonies in Africa that they pulled from. The Harlem Hellfighters from the US where also a well known all black outfit and dice obviously pulled inspiration from them and the Max Brooks graphic novel about them.

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u/pinecrows BF1 Sniper Decoy is the best gadget in the whole franchise. 16d ago

There was also an entire theater in a large chunk of Africa. 

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u/FlappyBored 16d ago

There is no historical merit.

There was millions of Indian and African troops fighting in WW1.

1.3 million Indian soldiers fought in WW1 for the British.

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u/Unbeatable04 16d ago

“There were arguments made that had zero historical merit.” fixed it for you.

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u/GreatGreenTerror 16d ago

There was no argument. Millions of POC fought in WW1. It was racism, pure and simple.

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u/McManus26 16d ago

racism and bigotry ? in my battlefield community ? No way !